Runway scorchers

Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, the veterans of the Indian fashion industry, returned to India Couture Week on Wednesday with a grand opening show. The runway at the Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi was lit up with models walking the ramp in exquisite ensembles from the celebrated designer duo’s younger brands, Asal and Mard.

To make their show more appealing, they added a beautiful touch of music and dance to it. Akshay and IP curated the song for the show, which was enough to enthral the audience. In fact, they both appeared on the runway and sang live, evoking a loud cheer from the audience.

There was one more surprise in store for Delhiites. The designers brought Bollywood glam to their show by making Heeramandi- fame Taha Shah Badussha and actress Wamiqa Gabbi as their muses.

Wamiqa opened the show in an ivory trail lehenga from the Botanical Bloom line, featuring resham embroidery with ivory silk threads highlighted with pearls and crystals. She closed the show as a regal bride in a red lehenga from the Bridal Gota collection, handcrafted with gota, zardozi and encrusted with crystals.

With this show, Wamiqa marked her debut on the runway. Taha also equally added chaar chand to the show. Taha greeting the audience with adaab gesture was one of the beautiful highlights of his runway walk. He looked handsome in an olive silk tissue-long kurta sparkling with crystal-encrusted flying birds. It was paired with brocade flared pants that were relaxed, yet regal.